Gerrit Dou
Painting, Visual Artist
1613 – 1675
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Who was Gerrit Dou?
Gerrit Dou, also known as Gerard and Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe l'oeil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro.
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- Born
- Apr 7, 1613
Leiden - Also known as
- Герріт Доу
- Доу, Герард
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 9, 1675
Leiden
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on July 23, 2013
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